A readout from the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he spoke today with U.S. President Joe Biden -- and that Canada's soccer victory over the United States came up in the conversation.
WASHINGTON -- It sounds like Justin Trudeau had the chance to needle his U.S. counterpart about Canada's semifinal soccer win at the Tokyo Olympics.
Canada has decided to begin allowing fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents next week, but the White House has not reciprocated. "The prime minister highlighted the significant alignment between labour and environmental standards in both countries," the PMO readout said, "and the benefits to each country of open government procurement."
The two sides have a meeting with the court-appointed mediator Aug. 11 and talks are expected to wrap up by the end of the month. Firefighters from B.C. and Alberta were among those who helped battle the flames last year as West Coast states like California and Oregon battled some of the worst fire disasters in recent history.
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